Will of John Osburn 06 Jun 1835 Clarke County, GA


Clarke Co., GA, Will Book B, pp. 148-149


Georgia
Clark Cty

In the name of God, Amen.  I John Osburn of the County & State aforesaid 
being very weak in body but of sound mind and disposing memory, thanks be 
to Almighty God, do make & constitute this my last will & testament.

Item 1st     I give unto Almighty God my soul who gave & my body to the 
dust from whence it was taken to be buried in a plain decent manner.

2nd     It is my wish & desire that my just debts be paid out of my 
property, in the first place.

3rd     I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Martha Osburn three 
hundred dollars worth of property or money which ever she may prefer.

3rd [sic]     I give & bequeath unto my grandson John Elder twenty five 
dollars in money to be paid him out of the sale of my property.

4th     I give & bequeath unto my daughter Nancy Osburn half as much more 
as any of the rest of my children may have after the sale of my property.

5th     It is my wish & desire that all my property be kept together 
untill the present crop is finished & then it is my wish that the crop 
together with all my property be sold both real & personal.

6th     It is my wish & desire that in the first place after the sale of 
my property that the following children have the sum of seventy five 
dollars each for the purpose of buying them a horse, as my other children 
have recd a horse each worth that amt viz, John Osburn, Francis & Eliza 
Osburn.

Item 7th     It is my wish & desire that the residue of the money 
arising from the sale of my property be equally divided between my wife 
Martha Osburn & all my children viz, Charlott Owens [?] Nancy Osburn, 
Martha [McKee ?  McRee ?], Nicholas Osburn, John, Eliza & Francis Osburn.

Item 8th     I do appoint my friend Isma [?] W. Wooldridge & my son 
Nicholas Osburn my executors to this my last will & testament.

Signed, sealed & acknowledged this sixth day of June [?] 1835.

                                                 John Osburn {seal}

In presence of
Benjamin McRee [?]
Temperance (her X mark) Lilvey [?]
James M. Benton [Burton ?]


Georgia
Clark County

Personally appeared in open court Benjamin McRee [?], who being duly 
sworn saith that he was a subscri-bing witness to the foregoing will of 
John Osburn and that he saw the said John Osburn sign the same and 
heard him acknowledge the same to be his last will and Testament, that he 
was of sound and disposing mind and memory at the time of so doing, that 
he also saw Temperance Lilvey [?] and James M. Burton the other witnesses 
sign the same.

                                                 Benj. McRee

Sworn to in open Court this 6th July 1835

                       Joseph Ligon
                                    C. C. O.

July Term 1835
     Exd and approved and ordered to be recorded.
Recorded 13th July 1835.


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